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Interesting piece of logic ~ and the answer is no one cares what Mormons believe, least of all Mormons. That's why they have the office of The Prophet. He can fix things ~ if they get out of hand eh!

Now, regarding early polygamous groups in the Americas, try naming just about any of them. We even found the grave sites of an early polygamous group in Southern Indiana where there'd been heavy Swiss settlement. They'd been polygamous in Switzerland. They continued the practice here. Somebody's ever so great grandfather was buried under a large stone and his dozen or so wives were buried under smaller stones surrounding his large stone.

Quite symbolic.

Otherwise my understanding is they were rather strict Lutherans.

Then there are the guys who took wagon trains West ~ Billy Blythe, Bill Clinton's 5X great grandfather was a good example ~ he left town names AND babies littered all across the West.

The Mormons in Utah had the misfortune of wanting statehood at a time in American history when there was a widespread crackdown against polygamy underway. Marriage laws were being revised to FORCE people into legally married states simply for having engaged in sexual congress.

Those old boys didn't have a chance. Currently we have the marriage pendulum swung all the way back to serial polygamy. Eventually that will change and the Mormons will once more seem to be mainstream.

Quite symbolic.

Otherwise my understanding is they were rather strict Lutherans

Yeah, give me that old time religion as the song goes.

I had heard about Blythe but had not heard about the colony from Switzerland, thanks for the info.